Making his spring training debut on Tuesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki lived up to the billing. Pitching against the Cincinnati Reds, Sasaki

On Tuesday, Reds hitters and MLB fans got a chance to see why.

Roki Sasaki has pitched three scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his spring training debut against the Cincinnati Reds

Newest Dodgers star Roki Sasaki threw three scoreless innings in his spring training debut Tuesday night, striking out five Cincinnati Reds.

Just how finished is Roki Sasaki as a product? That’s the question the Los Angeles Dodgers don’t necessarily have to answer right away, but the answer might decide just how much the 23-year-old right-hander swings the team’s odds of being the first repeat champions since Sasaki has been alive.

The highly-anticipated Japanese star made his spring training debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and already looked ready to dominate the majors. He pitched just three innings but recorded five strikeouts and gave up just two hits and a walk in his first outing.

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki, the team's star international free agent acquisition, made his first appearance of spring training on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds . After entering to begin the fifth inning following the completion of countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto's night,

Sasaki reaches 99 mph with his fastball, a significant improvement over his bullpen sessions and live batting practice. “This is the best we’ve seen him,” Dave Roberts says.